Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th November 2007

Dilbert//6781, first published nineteen years ago on Thursday 8th November 2007

Tags

bar code scanner lab tests capital budget varainace three bids form a team purchase order quitters

Official transcript

"I need a $1,600 handheld bar code scanner to finish my lab tests."

"Okay. Apply for a capital budget variance, prepare an RFP, get three bids, form a team to evaluate the bids, then prepare a purchase order."

"Never mind. I'll just learn how to read bar codes by sight."

"Quitter."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED A #1,600 HANDHELD BAR CODE SCANNER TO FINISH MY LAB TESTS OKAY. APPLY FOR A CAPITAL BUDGET VARIANCE, PREPARE AN RFP, GET THREE BIDS, FORM A TEAM TO EVALUATE THE BIDS, THEN PREPARE A PURCHASE ORDER NEVER MIND. I'LL JUST LEARN HOW TO READ BAR CODES BY SIGHT.

QUITTER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Lab Tests and Bar Codes"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a lab worker's quest to purchase a handheld bar code scanner for $1,600. The worker is instructed to follow a series of steps, including applying for a capital budget variance, preparing an RFP, getting three bids, forming a team to evaluate the bids, and preparing a purchase order.

However, the worker is uninterested in learning how to read bar codes by sight, instead choosing to quit. The strip humorously highlights the bureaucratic red tape and the worker's lack of enthusiasm for the task at hand.

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